Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStanding stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm

Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm

England
List entry 1014068
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014068
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 03330 70448
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm is a Bronze Age monolith located in Northumberland, England. The stone is distinguished by cup markings, a form of prehistoric rock art typical of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Britain, which were created by pecking or grinding shallow circular depressions into the stone surface. Such marked stones often functioned as territorial markers, ritual focal points, or way-stones within the prehistoric landscape. The monument represents an important example of cup-marked stone in the North East of England, preserving evidence of artistic practice and land use during the Bronze Age.

Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014068. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm?

Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm is a Bronze Age monolith located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014068.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm?

Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014068.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill (3.4 km), Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds (4.2 km), Romano-British farmstead, 900m north east of Thornborough High Barns (4.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm

Standing stone with cup markings, 50m south of Standing Stone Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.